Review: Laughing and crying in a devastating set from Patton Oswalt

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After Patton Oswalt's live recording at the Athenaeum, I said that the brutally funny and moving portion of the special devoted to his late wife "will surely be remembered as one of the most difficult and emotionally resonant sections of any comedy special ever recorded." After watching the special on Netflix, I stand by that. - Zach Freeman

After Patton Oswalt's live recording at the Athenaeum, I said that the brutally funny and moving portion of the special devoted to his late wife "will surely be remembered as one of the most difficult and emotionally resonant sections of any comedy special ever recorded." After watching the special on Netflix, I stand by that. - Zach Freeman